For the past year, and then some, I’ve been essentially on the radar of the Department of Education and federal school officials — but not for something, say, like student loans or failure to attend college. 1,124 more words

I’m supposed to be getting ready for my first half Ironman distance race but haven’t really been following my schedule. That’s not unusual for me as I seem to just loosely follow any kind of training plan. 508 more words

From 1909 to 1918 my three times great grandmother Diniah Burke aka Mother Burke lived in at least four different sections in Mobile, Alabama. According to the directory she worked as a laundress as well as a cook, I was able to track her and her son Bryant who often lived with her or in a few houses down via the Mobile County Directories. 23 more words